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Mixing in-depth excavation work and scientific analysis of the  forgotten city of Naachtun, this documentary traces the dawn and dusk of the once-flourishing Mayan civilisation.

The Forgotten Mayan City

 Tracing the dawn and dusk of the once-flourishing Mayan civilisation.

Naachtun

Considered the land of opportunity, the USA attracted 30 million Europeans to its shores during the great migrations of the 19th century. These men and women left behind poverty and persecution to make a new life in the new world.

Europeans in the New World

Considered the land of opportunity, the USA attracted 30 million Europeans to its shores over the 19th century. 

The American Dream

What if it never happened? A look at a turning point in history that shaped the word of today. This episode: it's the year 1214, and there's a violent competition between Philip II of France and John, King of England.

France in Peril

1214: Philip II of France and John, King of England, go head to head

Turning Points

What if it never happened? A look at a turning point in history that shaped the word of today. In this episode: Genghis Khan, the emperor of the Mongols.

The Empire of the Steppes

In this episode: Genghis Khan, the emperor of the Mongols

Turning Points: Genghis Khan

How, at the turn of the seventeenth century, the unity of Japan and civil peace were established.

The Battle of the Samurai

How, at the turn of the seventeenth century, the unity of Japan and civil peace were established

Turning Points: Japan

On August 9, 378, at the Battle of Adrianople, the Roman army was destroyed by a coalition of Germanic tribes. In 390, Rome, which had remained untouched for eight centuries, was sacked. On September 4, 476, the last Western Roman Emperor was overthrown. Closely linked, these three milestones sealed the fall of the Roman Empire.

The three key events that led to the fall of the thousand-year-old Roman Empire

Turning Points: Barbarians in Rome

Standing since 537, Hagia Sophia was the largest Christian basilica in the world for a millennium. Converted into a mosque during the conquest of Byzantium, its beauty will inspire Ottoman architecture. In 1934, the Turkish Republic transformed it into a museum. But its future is uncertain ...

Standing since 537, Hagia Sophia was the largest Christian basilica in the world for a millennium . But its future is uncertain...

Hagia Sophia Unveiled

Over the centuries this famous island, floating between sea and sky, has been a sanctuary, an abbey, a fortress and a prison. But how did this architectural wonder come to be built?

The Enigmatic Labyrinth

Over the centuries this famous island has been a sanctuary, an abbey, a fortress and a prison.

Mont Saint Michel

In 1990, a potholer found strange stone circles of stalagmites deep in a cave in South-West France thought to be made by Neanderthals. What were they for? And what can they tell us about Neanderthal man?

The Mystery of the Bruniquel Cave

Neanderthal

For twenty years, archaeologists and craftsmen have been building the fortified castle of Guedelon in Burgundy using the techniques and materials available in medieval times. This documentary explores the fascinating building project that is recreating a vivid picture of the past.

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Naachtun

The Forgotten Mayan City

The American Dream

Europeans in the New World

Turning Points

France in Peril

Turning Points: Genghis Khan

The Empire of the Steppes

Turning Points: Japan

The Battle of the Samurai

Turning Points: Barbarians in Rome

Hagia Sophia Unveiled

Mont Saint Michel

The Enigmatic Labyrinth

Neanderthal

The Mystery of the Bruniquel Cave

Guedelon - Rebuilding the Past

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Naachtun

The Forgotten Mayan City

The American Dream

Europeans in the New World

Turning Points

France in Peril

Turning Points: Genghis Khan

The Empire of the Steppes

Turning Points: Japan

The Battle of the Samurai

Turning Points: Barbarians in Rome

Hagia Sophia Unveiled

Mont Saint Michel

The Enigmatic Labyrinth

Neanderthal

The Mystery of the Bruniquel Cave

Guedelon - Rebuilding the Past

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Civilisations